Arcane Lord

Early the next morning, Niya went to Severton alone to report the situation to the princess. Drow assassins were found in Nese, and they were still searching for weak points in the earth. Of course, such a big thing must be reported in time.

If you want a taller person to step up in time, you won't let others know anything. Although this possibility is not high, in this case, it is even more necessary to report in time.

Except for some things that could be separated and sampled, all the belongings of the drow assassin and his body were packed together and taken to Severdon by Niya. (The scimitar has two handles, so it can be sampled. One handle is left)

As for Xia Duo, he returned to Linshui Village. The fleet coming from Severton and introduced by Belera had already unloaded his new subjects and started to return. It is expected to pass through Sa in two days. Vail Town.

This time the fleet was composed of eight ships put together by three chambers of commerce, transporting nearly 1,000 people in total. It was the largest number of people transported at one time since Xia Duo obtained the [Silver Ring Badge].

From a time perspective, if nothing unexpected happens, this fleet should be able to transport it once more this year.

At the same time, Belera's fleet should be able to transport it once more this year, and the four chambers of commerce led by Saville and working for Xia Duo should be able to transport it twice more.

This is why Xia Duo asked Leiden to plan the residential area for nearly 10,000 people, because if everything goes well, Daxia Territory will have nearly 10,000 citizens by the end of this year.

This is almost immediately close to the Savile Territory. The Savile Territory currently only has 50,000 to 60,000 residents (excluding outsiders), but the Savile Territory may not be able to spare 10,000 people at one time for development.

After all, the mature territory has reached a relatively balanced state in all aspects. The temporary transfer of so many people will definitely affect normal production, life and commerce.

It can also be seen from this that Netheril's current support for the pioneers has almost immediately enriched the population of a newly expanded territory.

If there is no support, only natural growth over time or slow attraction, then the Savile Territory is the best example. It has only grown from a few thousand people to 50,000 or 60,000 people in the past century.

Although the orc tide had a big "contribution" to this, even if it hadn't, the rate of natural growth was not something Xia Duo could accept.

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Due to the sudden influx of nearly a thousand people into the territory, Xia Duo temporarily stayed in the territory. As a lord, he was the best support to his subordinates and the people in the territory.

However, he did not take time off, or could not take time off at all. The process of studying Feld's spell book was actually a review and summary of all past knowledge systems.

Because most bridging experiments are essentially "super-class" content, if there is no solid foundation, let alone conducting bridging experiments, it may not even be possible to analyze the results of [Identification Technique] feedback.

During this period of time, Xia Duo has vaguely felt that if he is willing, he should be able to contact the sixth level of the magic network through the [Level Ascension Trial].

This is a kind of self-confidence after a complete foundation, and the reason why he did not try to upgrade was actually because he was worried, because once he came into contact with the sixth level of the magic network, the arcanist would also enter a new stage.

At this point, once the Arcane Fire is "extinguished", if you want to re-create the Arcane Fire, you have to wait until after the Legend.

Netheril is not without arcane masters whose arcane fire accidentally "went out" before becoming a grand arcanist. As a result, they were stuck before the legend and became a lifelong depressed archmage.

The talent of the arcanist does not necessarily exceed that of the legendary mage, but he just happened to create his own arcane fire at the 5th level, thus having the potential to become a great arcanist.

Although Xia Duo is confident that he can become an Archmage (level 8 or above), Legend has no extravagant expectations. It can be said that Arcane Fire is his biggest reliance on becoming a Grand Arcanist. (The Grand Arcanist is also considered a legendary mage, but he has more arcane fire than an ordinary legendary mage)

As long as it survives for enough years, even a pig can slowly become civilized and become a great arcanist.

Even if it lasts until the end of time, it is not impossible for the miniature magic network spread by the arcane fire to develop into a magic network covering an entire plane.

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In Shado's view, [Arcane Fire] is the highest achievement of Netheril's magic system. The essence of Arcane Fire is the string of the Magic Network, which is the Magic Network itself. The arcanist with Arcane Fire is almost a trumpet. The god of magic.

And unlike the God of Magic who was born from the Magic Network, the Arcanist created the Arcane Fire himself. Although it is still very weak for the time being, its theoretical development prospects are broader than that of the God of Magic.

Of course, Sha Duo still doesn't know what kind of existence God is, and this is just a guess based on what he knows so far.

The arcane fire has such potential, but once lost, there is no guarantee that he will become a legendary mage and obtain it again. How could Xia Duo not worry about the gains and losses of upgrading?

At the 5th level, even if the arcane fire is lost, it is just a re-creation and a waste of time for the natural growth of the arcane fire. Compared to the growth brought about by upgrading, the natural growth brought about by time can almost be ignored.

Therefore, even when he suddenly heard about the dragon disaster and drow, Xia Duo did not think about upgrading immediately, because once he upgraded, there was no turning back.

Xia Duo had previously thought about maintaining the current state. Studying a deeper nature of the magic network does not necessarily require exposure to the same level of depth of the magic network. Pure theory is also acceptable.

Similarly, in theory, a level 10 mage can cast 6th, 9th or 10th level spells.

The so-called [Level Upgrade Trial] upgrades an original low-level spell by one level, or in other words, expresses a high-level spell through low-level elements, thereby gaining access to a deeper magic network.

It can improve one ring, and theoretically it can improve multiple rings.

But theory is theory after all, and it is not easy to advance to one level. If you continue to advance, the difficulty will increase almost geometrically.

For example, in theory, a level 1 mage can also cast 9-level spells, and express 9-level spells through 1-level elements. If only a level 1 mage can perform the operation, it may take a year or even It takes longer to succeed.

And can a normal human being be able to continue casting spells for a year without eating or drinking, with high concentration?

You may not be able to hold on for a few days.

Therefore, for a level 1 mage to study theories or spells at the 9th level, it only exists in theory and is almost impossible to achieve in reality.

Xia Duo's situation is better. He is now considered a level 10 mage (arcanist does not count as a separate spellcasting level, it is just an advanced profession, and is still a mage in essence). To study theories or spells at the 9th and 10th level, it is better than Level 1 mage is much more convenient.

Maybe you can just study like this until you are sure to become a Grand Arcanist, and then directly upgrade in one step.

But the upgrade brings not only the convenience of research, but also the power that Xia Duo values ​​​​very much. The deterrent power of a level 10 mage is completely different from that of a level 1 mage, even if the level 1 mage can already research 9-level spells.

(If you can really successfully cast a 9th-level spell as a level 1 mage, you can directly access the ninth level of the magic network and become an archmage)

To upgrade or not to upgrade, that is the question!

Before he truly advanced to become an arcanist, Sha Duo never thought that one day he would be troubled by such a problem. Only when he truly became an arcanist and possessed arcane fire would he be able to double the arcane fire. Cherished!

Just like being generous when you have no money and being stingy when you have money.